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TRENTON, NJ  – New Jersey is no longer the only state to tax combat pay for members of the military, thanks to a new law signed on Monday by Governor Phil Murphy.  The law now excludes combat pay from gross taxable income under the New Jersey income tax. 

“Members of the military put everything on the line for our state and our ...

WASHINGTON, DC -  Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-4) hailed the recent passage fo the Accelerating Veterans Recovery Outdoors Act that would provide increased access to federal lands for the purposes of veterans’ medical therapy.

According to the Department of Veterans Affairs’ National Center for PTSD, between 11 and 20 percent of veterans who served in ...

TRENTON, NJ -- Saying that residents and staff of long-term care facilities in New Jersey have borne an outsized burden of the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Phil Murphy signed several pieces of legislation on Wednesday to address systemic challenges, mitigate the impact of COVID-19, and strengthen preparedness for future outbreaks.

Of the more than 14,000 New Jersey residents killed by ...

HAMILTON, NJ -- After years of proposals, studies, and political debate, the consolidation of Hamilton Township’s Fire District’s is one step close to becoming reality. The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs Local Finance Board unanimously approved the plan on Wednesday.

Noting that conversations on the issued have been ongoing for nearly 20 years Hamilton Township ...

ROBBINSVILLE, NJ -- The Stars and Stripes will fly again over New Jersey’s roadways.  After public outcry over the removal of the flags on New Jersey Turnpike overpasses, Governor Phil Murphy said that the American flags will remain displayed.

In Robbinsville Township, flags were recently removed from seven New Jersey Turnpike overpasses. Flags were not removed from the ...

HAMILTON, NJ -- After months of being closed to limit the spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus) to the public, Hamilton Township municipal offices will be reopening to the public on Tuesday, September 8 by appointment. 

Township Offices will be closed on Monday, September 7 for the Labor Day Holiday.   Garbage will not be picked up that day either. 

Appointments will be ...

HAMILTON, NJ – Delayed from earlier this year so that officials could keep focus on efforts to stave off the COVID-19 pandemic, Hamilton Township Mayor Jeff Martin delivered his annual State of the Township address Thursday via video. 

Martin began his address by thanking the first responders, health care workers, and the community for coming together in recent months during the ...

TRENTON, NJ  – Governor Phil Murphy signed a new law on Monday to allow municipalities and counties to borrow funds to cover revenue shortfalls and expenditures caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, by issuing bonds and notes. The measure was sponsored by Senator Troy Singleton (D-Burlington) and Assemblymen Dan Benson and Wayne DeAngelo (both D-Mercer/Middlesex) to provide all available ...

TRENTON, NJ -- In a four-hour hearing on Wednesday, the State General Assembly heard from utility companies and mayors about the challenges, and possible solutions, to keeping the power on more reliably.

The joint meeting of the Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee, chaired by Assemblyman Wayne DeAngelo (D-Mercer/Middlesex), and the Assembly Homeland Security and ...